Precursor of an alkylating nitrogen mustard antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agent that must be activated in the liver to form the active aldophosphamide. It has been used in the treatment of lymphoma and leukemia. Its side effect, alopecia, has been used for defleecing sheep. Cyclophosphamide may also cause sterility, birth defects, mutations, and cancer.
Cyclophosphamide is indicated for the treatment of malignant lymphomas, multiple myeloma, leukemias, mycosis fungoides (advanced disease), neuroblastoma (disseminated disease), adenocarcinoma of the ovary, retinoblastoma, and carcinoma of the breast. It is also indicated for the treatment of biopsy-proven minimal change nephrotic syndrome in pediatric patients.
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Univeristätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas", Athens, Greece
University General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Anticancer Hospital of Thessaloniki "Theageneio", Thessaloniki, Greece
National Institute of Oncolgy, Budapest, Hungary
Masonic Cancer Center - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
M D Anderson Caner Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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